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24 alternatives to The Name of the Wind
The first in a fantasy trilogy with physics-based magic.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Name of the Wind launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Heroic fantasy by Patrick Rothfuss
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Masterpiece that transports us into Kvothe, a wizard
2015 · patrickrothfuss.com · its alternatives →
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The first book of the Witcher series
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Mazing epic fantasy series by Robert Jordan
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Philip Pullman's classic magical trilogy
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Dark fantasy based on modernized classical myth
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Thrilling philosophical clock punk
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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"Hogwarts was never like this.” - George R.R. Martin
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The eighth book in the magical series!
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A supernatural short story collection written beautifully
2015 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →
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Dune▲62The science fiction masterpiece that defined a generation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A classic from C.S. Lewis
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A world of time travel and disruption.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Exploration of the Nature and Progress of Knowledge
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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